Many students from the Department of Geology actively contribute to our research group by sharing innovative ideas on research methodologies. 

Their input fosters the exchange of perspectives and enhances our collective understanding, 

ultimately helping us produce research that benefits both local and international academic communities.

M​​.Sc. Students: 

​1- Active Tectonic Movement of The Dead Sea Transform Fault Induced Soft-Sediments Deformation: Instances From The Quaternary Deposits At Wadi Al-Alkharazeh​.​​​

​Student Name: Tala Amer Quishat 

Supervisor: Dr. Bety Salem Al-Saqrat, Co-Supervisor: Dr.Mu'ayyad Al-Hseinat

A research paper for this thesis was published and the outcomes were as follows:   

​In the Dead Sea region, SSDSs are abundant and exceptionally well preserved due to unique geological and environmental factors, including rapid sedimentation rates and seismic activity. The region, influenced by the DSTF, offers valuable insights into tectonic activity and historical earthquakes predating modern instrumentation. Seismic activity and rapid sedimentation during the Pleistocene period characterize the sedimentological record of the Dead Sea region, impacting the formation of SSDSs.This study reports on the sedimentological analysis of SSDSs from the Dead Sea area in Jordan. Nineteen outcrops near the Lisan Peninsula, where the prominent Lisan Formation exposes numerous deformations, were investigated sedimentologically, stratigraphically, and structurally. Mineralogical and geochemical analyses, utilizing XRD and XRF techniques, identified aragonite and halite as predominant minerals, with CaCO3 and NaCl as the dominant elements. The similarity in chemical and mineralogical components in both deformed and undeformed layers indicates that the seisemites along the Dead Sea Basin were formed due to earthquakes.Field observations, combined with mineralogical and geochemical data, suggest tectonic activity as the primary driver of SSDS formation in the Dead Sea region. We tentatively propose that the SSDSs in the DSB are likely products of earthquakes with magnitudes ≥5.5 ML, as the area is seismically active. Additionally, factors such as high salinity, arid climate, and specific depositional settings may have contributed to their formation. These structures provide valuable insights into the geological history, environmental conditions, and tectonic evolution of the region.​

2- GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL OF WADI MAGHAR OIL SHALE, CENTRAL EAST JORDAN.

​Student Name: Shuruq Alzawahrah

Supervisor: Dr. Abdallah Abu Hamad

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